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Jan Woolf
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Poetry review / 19 November 2024
19 November 2024
JAN WOOLF relishes a book of poetry that deploys the energy of political struggle, rooted in post-war working class history and culture
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Theatre review / 25 October 2024
25 October 2024
JAN WOOLF marvels at a rich brew of steam-punk Victoriana, homosexual scandal, and contemporary reference
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Exhibition review / 13 February 2024
13 February 2024
JAN WOOLF ponders the images of humanity that emerge from the tormented, destructive process of the Kindertransport survivor Frank Auerbach
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Books / 6 February 2024
6 February 2024
JAN WOOLF savours the essays of Hilary Mantel: high calorific brain food that slips down nicely
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Best of 2023 / 29 December 2023
29 December 2023
JAN WOOLF ponders a year of challenging reviews
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Theatre Review / 27 December 2023
27 December 2023
JAN WOOLF relishes a seasonal offering of peanuts
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Theatre Review / 19 September 2023
19 September 2023
JAN WOOLF enjoys an imaginative revival of the Anton Chekhov classic
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Exhibition Review / 1 September 2023
1 September 2023
JAN WOOLF is sucked into a unique vision of the urban US from the perspective of immigrant and queer communities
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Books / 9 June 2023
9 June 2023
JAN WOOLF joins forces with artists and activists who seek to understand and resist corporate capital
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Ballet / 10 February 2023
10 February 2023
JAN WOOLF swoons to a sublime blend of poetry and choreography
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BOOKS LIT / 13 November 2022
13 November 2022
JAN WOOLF reviews the latest title from the 'chronicler of muddle England'
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Culture / 11 July 2022
11 July 2022
Plastic surgery was pioneered on those injured in World War I. JAN WOOLF reads an account of how this technology emerged, written with grace and love